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Some big endorsements for Obama today. First of all it's confirmed that California SEIU, which had previously endorsed John Edwards has now switched its endorsement to Barack Obama. This means invaluable boots on the ground in the form of both phone banking and precinct walking operations on the part of this 600,000 plus strong union.

In addition, MoveOn.org has decided to endorse Obama as well. The grassroots organization that this offers him nationally can not be underestimated. From their press release:

In a resounding vote today, MoveOn.org Political Action's members nationwide voted to endorse Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President. The group, with 3.2 million members nationwide and over 1.7 million members in Super Tuesday states, will immediately begin to mobilize on behalf of Senator Obama. The vote favored Senator Obama to Senator Clinton by 70.4% to 29.6%.

Senator Obama accepted the endorsement stating:

"In just a few years, the members of MoveOn have once again demonstrated that real change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up. From their principled opposition to the Iraq war - a war I also opposed from the start - to their strong support for a number of progressive causes, MoveOn shows what Americans can achieve when we come together in a grassroots movement for change. I thank them for their support and look forward to working with their members in the weeks and months ahead." [...]

Organizers said they would "immediately" begin mobilizing on behalf of Obama, leading turnout programs and phone-banking members of MoveOn in targeted states. The group made seven million "GOTV" calls for Democrats in the mid-term elections, and it has an extensive voter file database.

Not shocking of course that Obama would win the educated liberal primary over Clinton, as both the MoveOn and Nation endorsements indicate; that they'd put their considerable names and reputations behind him and try to galvanize their members and readers behind him is notable, however.

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